I'm fastening rings and riggings so I can get some exercise for my arms (make furious and total love with the wind by holding it in my arms while catching and moving with its breath) cyberwise, using Caligari Truespace 4 (any other users out there? Wanna pen-pal it up?) (e-mail address on main page) and Adobe photoshop.
 
 

If/when I stop raising children (I'm a Grandmother of one, in about 9 weeks, 2, and my youngest is 5!) I'd like to climb in and sail..............going slightly below during tempetuous times...........the way I make money is as a writer.........I think I've written since I could...........my first poem was published when I was 8, in New York City...............I'd like to visit all the places on the earth that I can navigate into (being small CAN be an advantage! Maybe I could snake into the bayou even! Then, write inbetween, Go out to dance in the sun and play with the wind strapped to my body and dance naked in the moonlight, wooping, wet blue sweet scented woad smeared all over my body...............

Well, one COULD dream! Woah! How ABOUT it!
 

To start off the page, actually, what enspired it's creation- a Hawaiian Legend from the island of Kauai, that made me scream with joy, identifying with Paka'a of course, don't we all to a certain degree?!?

Also- anyone have a .wav of "Orinaco Flow" by Enya I could put here? Well, okay, part anyway (Man those .wav files are big). Actually, I bet that's a piece that wouldn't sound too terrible as a midi! I have the CD (MAIN dancing music. OH yeah) and billions upon billions of audio-editing programs- but- having not the time to tarry a'figgurin how to use it till this heavy semester of college is over (full time- think I may eventually major in Astronomy. They could use me for remote viewing data- make sure to position the camera away from the woad-wild-woman, could work!?!)
   

To pronounce Hawaiian words, the
vowels are sounded out as in spanish.
If double or triple vowels are found,
pronounce as many times as it
appears. Example aliÆI (aw-lee-ee)

The First Lauhala(la- au hala) Sail

Paka'a ( pah-kah- ah) lived with his
mother and his uncle in the cliffs of
Ke-ahiahi. They are between Kealia and
Kapaa town. His uncle, Mailou, was a
small man. Some even suspected that
Menehune blood flowed in his veins. He
was an Excellent birdcatcher. With the
feathers that he traded to the ali'I,
Pai'ea, his family would receive fish ,
taro,and other fruits from the royal
Gardens. They were content with their
life by the sea at Keahiahi. They spent
their days walking the rivers for fresh
water shrimp. Paka'a loved the sea and
spent days watching the fishermen that
dotted the horizon. Mailou often took the
boy fishing on calm days. One day the
fisherman came in with Malolo [flying
fish]. Usually everyone had a share.
Today they gave him two damaged fish
and teased Him for his small stature. His
mother explained to him that the
fishermen thought that he was lazy
because he gathered feathers for the ali'i.
To paddle an outrigger canoe requires
great strength. Going out was tough, but
with a heavy laden vessel and tired
paddlers, the trip home was Exhausting
and strenuous. Paka'a was in a grove of
lauhala trees and noticed to young men
flying a kite. The woven kite danced on
the breeze And gave Paka'a a brilliant
idea. With two nine foot sticks he lashed
lauhala strips to form a crude sail. He
asked permission to accompany the
Fishermen the following day. When his
uncle saw the sail, he told Paka'a That
they would laugh at him. Paka'a said that
he would be able to go faster then any of
them. The men tested it and it worked
perfectly. Mailou Was very pleased with
his clever nephew and sent him on his
way with his Blessing. Ka-leho, the head
fisherman, told him that he would be to
little to keep up. He predicted that he
would not make it to the reef. Ka-leho
forgot about the boy for a long time
when he noticed a small figure not far off.
When the men lashed the canoes
together, Paka'a was there. He sailed
about netting as many Malolo as he
could. Paka'a challenged the men to a
race to the shore. They bet eighty malolo
to the winner. Paka'a then Insisted that
he carry all the fish. Ka-leho smiled and
let the young fool Weigh himself down.
Paka'a raised his sail amidst the taunts of
the men. They forgot to paddle while
they were watching the wind fill the sail.
By This time the fishermen could hardly
see Paka'a when the wind picked up.
When they came to the reef, Paka'a
passed them chanting:

"The sea swells and rolls A wave that
rises and falls but does not break My
canoe rides the long backed billow, The
billows that follow one after another. The
spray files up from the prow, My prow
aims at the land, Pushed by the breeze
Ke-hau. The breathe of Malamalama-iki,
blows my crab claw sail. Say where are
you? Paddles flash in the sun. the
reflection scared the malolo of
Ka-lae-loa-lalo. Who shall be the first to
The sands of Kolokolo." Instead of
slowing to go around the reef, Paka'a
skimmed right over and beached first.
He had won 160 malolo. Paka'a shared
his great catch with everyone. All
complemented him on his new idea. He
ran home to tell his family and his mother
told him that he brought new life to her
bones. It was the first time they had all of
the malolo that they could eat.

The first............................
sail was born.
 

Thank you to lara, for directing me to the homepage where I found this legend....and to the people who created and maintain the site, at:
http:/www.keapana.com
 
 
 

Till next time.............
May the wind fill your own personal sails!

Love, 3singingeagles Ma'hinahinahina Grady :)
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